MRIs show brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s years in advance
A thickening cortex, as shown in MRIs, preceded amyloid-beta accumulation, a known hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, by up to seven years.
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Funeral mask: A 2,000-year-old gold face covering designed to confuse the deceased’s spirit so it didn’t torment the living
A prehistoric gold funeral mask from Java. (Image credit: Yale University Art Museum (CC0 1.0 Universal)) QUICK FACTS Name: Funeral mask What it is: A
The devastating Nepal floods highlighted the danger of glaciers. Here’s where the next disaster may occur.
The massive Nepal-Tibet flood on Aug. 26 showed just how devastating glacier-related disasters can be. As of Sept. 16, the event killed at least 1,400
Webb Opens Treasure Chest
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing
‘Nothing short of a minor miracle’: ‘Rusty treasure’ found in the Danube is full of 2,000-year-old iron bars that could equip an entire army with weapons
More than two millennia ago, a ship carrying a wealth of iron sank in the Danube River in what is now Austria. Archaeologists have identified
‘We are on our way to groundbreaking science’: Stars turn neon-green in first test image from NASA’s Roman telescope — Space photo of the week
Roman’s first test image shows hundreds of stars as green rings of light. After a few more months of tuning, it will capture images as
Trash-Picking Seagulls Poop Hundreds of Tons of Nutrients
At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the
Human Activity has Polluted European Air for 2000 Years, Study Finds
A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have
Did the Vikings really shoot fiery arrows at funeral boats?
In movies and TV shows, it’s a popular motif: A dead Viking is placed on a boat, and it drifts slowly out to sea; from
Artemis Mission Patches
A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug.
Scientists build a DNA computer that can perform calculations in a drop of water
Scientists have built a DNA-powered computer that can perform calculations using billions of molecules in a tiny drop of water. The system taps into the
Surviving the summer
Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses existential threats to humankind: extreme heat, never-ending drought and a plan to provide Earth with sunlight on demand.
An ‘impossible’ black hole merger may finally be solved thanks to Einstein’s relativity — but it raises an even bigger mystery
Astronomers suspect that a never-before-seen variation of a space-time phenomenon could explain an “impossible” black hole merger that has puzzled experts for years. But if
Why does blond hair tend to darken with age?
If your blond preteen seems to be turning into a brunette, you’re not imagining things. For some children, hair that starts out platinum blond gradually